Esper X Family – Chapter 425 – Should We Tell Ye Tong About This? (9/23)

Tu Sheng’s latest prophecy had undoubtedly captured everyone’s attention.

Almost no one doubted her words.

After all, her prophecies had been proven right time and time again. To still disbelieve her would be rather unreasonable.

Ye Yao’s existence alone was powerful proof of this.

She had brought unprecedented changes to Bluestar, and no one doubted her ability to destroy the world.

A heated discussion immediately broke out in the conference room, centering on Tu Sheng’s prophecy.

“Could there really be extraterrestrial life? But even with our rapidly advancing technology in recent years, we’ve seen no signs of active alien civilizations.”

“Then the only possibility is that their technology far surpasses ours.”

“Who knows if they also have some kind of ability-based power system like ours? When supernatural forces are involved, it’s easy for gaps to widen over time.”

This statement made sense.

It was natural for technological levels to improve over time, let alone when supernatural power systems were thrown into the mix.

According to Tu Sheng, even the power within humanity was the legacy of unknown civilizations.

Those civilizations, upon being destroyed by the world-destroying ability, would drop their legacy like loot, which would then randomly fall into the hands of another civilization.

So, if humans were hit by the world-destroying ability, they might also drop their legacy and appear in the genetic code of other civilizations.

Such power was enough to propel any civilization forward rapidly.

For all they knew, deep in the universe, there might even be a Zerg Calamity like the one in games.

Fu Qi’s expression was extremely serious.

“With the Prophet’s prediction, we already know that they come with ill intent.

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Since we’ve identified them as enemies, there’s no room for friendly coexistence, and no possibility of negotiation.

We must prepare for a life-and-death battle the moment we detect them.”

If they encountered unknown extraterrestrial intelligent beings, Bluestar would typically adopt a cautious approach and try to negotiate.

After all, unknown things needed to be understood before making major decisions.

Even if they were to strike, they would need to know the enemy’s true strength first.

It was like a powerful nation attacking another.

If the other side actually had nuclear bombs, any desire to fight would quickly evaporate.

There was always an element of exchanging interests.

But with the Prophet’s designation, “enemy” was final, and no further judgment was needed.

There was no need for exchange of interests. It was kill or be killed.

If the enemy brought only disaster, then the power gap no longer mattered.

Against a hostile enemy, war was the only option.

The Countermeasures Bureau’s standard response to enemies was essentially to strike at zero frame. They had to strike without giving the enemy a chance to react.

The senior veterans of the Bureau could feel their blood boiling.

They had barely managed to keep Ye Yao stable and prevent her from destroying the world. How dare some lousy alien come and throw its weight around?

We’re all speed bumps. No one has the right to bully anyone else!

They were already under immense pressure just by playing “house” with Ye Yao.

And now some clueless bastard was asking for trouble. They had to let off some steam.

Even if they died on the battlefield, they would die as heroes.

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If a real enemy did come, they would make sure it fled in utter defeat!

Did they really think humans were as pathetic as in those crappy movies?

If pushed too far, they could always throw Lou Wei into Solar Corona Form and blow everyone up.

No one would get out alive!

Of course, that was the radical faction’s thinking. Most people were more focused on how to achieve a flawless victory.

The best outcome would be to avoid provoking Ye Yao, who had finally settled down, and to ensure that there was no chance of “Tong Yao” reappearing.

“Since the enemy can find Bluestar, that means they have interstellar travel capabilities. Whether through technology or supernatural power, they’re not to be underestimated.”

On the human side, there were no immediate plans to launch an interstellar travel initiative.

Even if they could build a galactic battleship and rely on Fu Qi’s raw power to crawl out of the solar system using a few steamed buns as fuel, it wouldn’t mean much.

There were still unresolved issues on Bluestar, and the prophesied doomsday crisis was not yet settled. There was no way they could confidently explore the universe.

The legendary doomsday prophecy wasn’t just about the destruction of Bluestar.

Even if they found another foothold in the universe, they couldn’t escape this final catastrophe.

Fu Qi looked at Lou Wei, who had just returned from Sequence Zero.

Lou Wei’s expression was equally grave, but he no longer carried that suffocating pressure from before. It was as if his state had been reset.

Fu Qi quickly guessed the reason.

Could it be… the pressure has been successfully released?

The thought that Lou Wei had joined Sequence Zero not to appease Ye Tong but to get away from sources of pressure and relax almost made Fu Qi lose it.

But this was probably a good thing.

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It meant that Lou Wei at least knew how to adapt, rather than stubbornly banging his head against a wall.

Being a spectacular maggot was far better than being a malfunctioning robot.

As long as he could be relied upon in critical moments, that was what mattered.

Just like Fu Qi himself.

Even though he had lost some dignity in front of Ye Yao, he was dependable when it counted.

As for how Lou Wei would face his two “daughters”, Ye Yao and Ye Tong, afterward…

That was his problem. Fu Qi decided to keep his distance when the time came, to avoid being targeted by the little devil Ye Tong.

“Lou Wei, do you think you can take on the alien enemy Tu Sheng mentioned?”

“It depends. We’ll know when the time comes.”

Lou Wei’s expression was calm, without a trace of overconfidence.

He had never believed that he was invincible.

On Bluestar, he could say that he had few equals, but on an astronomical scale, he firmly believed that there would always be someone better.

After developing Solar Corona Form, that feeling had only grown stronger.

There were probably people in the world more talented than him.

The idea of “invincible below heaven, meeting rivals above heaven ¹ Can’t really translate this one. 天下无敌tianxiawudi (Invincible below heaven) is a common idiom pretty much everyone knows, but the latter part 天上来敌tianshanglaidi (enemies come from above heaven) is supposed to mirror the previous part but as you can see, the English translation doesn’t make sense… ” was real.

Fu Qi nodded thoughtfully.

“True. We’ll see what they’re made of when the time comes. It’s a pity Tu Sheng didn’t reveal more. We’ll have to rely on our own analysis and guesses.”

Tu Sheng had left the conference room after delivering the prophecy.

She had that privilege.

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No one would press her for further information.

Given her contributions and achievements, the fact that she had said only this much was probably because it was her limit.

It was better to let her go and rest early.

If this precious Prophet were to burn out, it would be a huge loss for the Countermeasures Bureau.

For once, the Intelligence Division would experience another freefall from heaven to hell.

No one wanted Tu Sheng to go through another ability-shattering incident.

The lousy aliens weren’t even fit to be mentioned in the same breath as the noble Lady Ye Yao.

“All we can do is prepare. The Bureau’s foundation has been expanding rapidly lately. The number of S-rank Espers has exploded like never before, with a full twenty-four S-rank Espers. It was unthinkable in the past.”

Who could have imagined that the number of S-rank Espers, which couldn’t exceed the fingers of two hands not long ago, would suddenly surge?

Some old-timers from the previous era had finally crossed that threshold.

One could say that the veterans were benefiting from the new era’s blessings.

This was the golden age brought by “Tong Yao”.

Fu Qi was deeply moved.

“Should we tell Ye Tong about this?”

Author Note

Rumor has it that the containment will be lifted tomorrow, and I can get back to my slacking-off lair. I won’t be staying for the entire Qingming Festival.

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